(44) rather engage you to Communion with the Church cf England , than help to influence you against it. Having thus endeavoured to Phew you, with how little reafon this excellent, and tru- Iy Chriftian Grace is urged againft the reafonablenefs of your Conformity, I come now to Thew, 2. That Contlant Conformity is per- tally con(i lent with a true Catholick Spie rit, and the moat extenfive Chriftian Cha- rity. And this will .appear by confia dering what this Catholick, and Chani- table frame ofSpirit is, towhich we are obliged by theChristian Religion. Now, it is plain, that there is nothing in the Gofpel of our Saviour, defigned to lay an Obligation upon us to approve, or en- courage, by Words, or by Prefence, all the different ways of Publick tl7orfhip amongil Christian Brethren. This can- not be the Duty of Christians ; becaufe the Pra ice of it is imposble, without the utmoft Inconvenience, and Difor- der : Nor did I ever yet hear of any one, who could produce one Text of Scrip- ture to Thew the Neceílìty of this ; or who thought himfelf obliged to give e, qual
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